Find your pot of gold without the luck of the Irish – save some green and advantage of the BFF Club Lucky Duo Package Sale EXCLUSIVELY for Big Fair Fan Club Members ONLY! The last day to purchase this online-only package is Sunday, March 17 at 11:59 p.m. During this time members can purchase:
🍀$30 Lucky Duo Package 🍀 – Includes: 2 Adult Admission Tickets and 1 Chance Ave. Parking Pass (a $9 savings!)
Lucky Duo Packages are good ONLY for the 2024 Big Fresno Fair, which runs October 2 – 14!
A special password was sent to Big Fair Fan Club Members prior to the online-sale. Know someone who isn’t a BFF Club Member? Tell them to sign up here.
It’s a big weekend for horse racing and we want to be sure you have the scoop on when you can catch the biggest stakes races, including race adjustments at Santa Anita Park due to weather!
Saturday, March 2nd
Santa Anita Park
No Racing due to weather
Race card moved to Sunday
Gulfstream
Fountain of Youth, 3YO, 1 1/16 M / Dirt – $400,000
Davona Dale, 3YO / F, 1M / Dirt – $200,000
Gulfstream Park Mile, 4YO&UP, 1M / Dirt – $200,000
Mac Diarmida, 4YO&UP, 1 3/8 M / Turf – $200,000
Canadian Turf, 4YO&UP, 1 1/16 M / Turf – $150,000
Honey Fox, 4YO&UP / F&M, 1M / Turf – $150,000
The Very One, 4YO&UP / F&M, 1 3/8 M / Turf – $150,000
Herecomesthebride, 3YO / F, 1M / Turf – $175,000
Colonel Liam, 3YO, 1M / Turf – $175,000
The San Cristobal, 4YO&UP, 1 1/8 M / Tapeta – $100,000
Sunday, March 3rd
Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Handicap (Gr I), 4 & UP, 10 F – $400,000
Frank E. Kilroe Mile (Gr I), 4 & UP, 8 F (T) – $300,000
DK Horse San Felipe Stakes (Gr II), 3 YO, 8 1/2 F – $300,000
Buena Vista Stakes (Gr II), F/M, 4 & UP, 8 F (T) – $200,000
So be sure to join us at our Satellite Wagering facility, The Starting Gate to wager and (hopefully) win BIG on these races! Don’t forget, The Starting Gate is back at its original location off Butler Ave. between Maple and Chance Avenues.
The Starting Gate opens at 7:45 a.m. on Saturday, 10:00 a.m. on Sunday and Monday! Admission is $6; parking is FREE! For horse racing inquiries, please contact Ruben Gastelo at (559) 994-3105 or (559) 916-7964. More details here.
Don’t miss the Spring Home & Garden Show happening this Friday, March 1 through Sunday, March 3 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Fresno Fairgrounds! Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for seniors 60+ and kids 12 and under are free! Parking is $10 in the Chance Avenue parking lot and $12 for Preferred Parking.
For more details and to purchase tickets, click here!
The Fresno Bee’s 2024 Best of Central California People’s Choice awards are back! Be sure to vote for The Big Fresno Fair in these five categories:
Best Annual Event/Festival
Best Attraction
Best Family Attraction
Best Live Music Venue
Best Museum – Fresno County Historical Museum
The deadline to vote is Friday, March 8 at 5 p.m. To cast your vote, click here! You can vote daily in the link provided. Thank you in advance for voting for us!
The Big Fresno Fair wishes you a spooky and safe Halloween! 🎃🧛♂️👻 Let us know what you, your family and friends are dressing up as in the comments below! Better yet, share a picture on social for your chance to be featured! 🦇📸
That’s a wrap! Thank you for an amazing 2023 Big Fresno Fair! We enjoyed seeing all of our BFFs back to enjoy the tradition of the Fair with lots of free entertainment, live horse racing, thrilling carnival rides, talented exhibit entries, tasty Fair food, new attractions plus everything else in between. Here are a few Fair Fun Facts from the 2023 Big Fresno Fair!
There was 34,140 minutes of free and entertaining strolling grounds acts to enjoy!
There was 20, 726 minutes of free entertainment on the five community stages!
The new Flippenout! Extreme Trampoline show did over 8,000 jumps during their 36 shows! That’s over 220 jumps per show!
2,753 animals were exhibited at The Big Fresno Fair.
Chicken Charlie’s sold 4,000 of the new Flaming Hot Cheetos pot stickers, and sold 10,000 deep-fried chicken drumsticks. Best part is once the Fair is over, Chicken Charlie’s donated all leftover product to the Poverello House to feed our community! This is the 6th year they’ve been doing this!
Fruit Caboose used over 400 lbs. of bananas and over 4,000 ice cream cones!
Fabulous Fanny’s Funnel Cakes used 2,080 lbs. of fresh strawberries during this year’s Fair!
Country Fair Cinnamon Rolls (all three stands) used 31,000 lbs. of flour.
This year also marked Country Fair Cinnamon Roll’s 45 years of the local, family-owned and operated business!
We can’t wait to create more fun Fair facts at the 2024 Big Fresno Fair, October 2 – 14!
Click here to read the full Fun Fair Facts Release.
TOMORROW, Tuesday, October 10 is $2 “Fans & Followers” Happy Hour Entry Day! Save BIG on Fair entry just by connecting with us on social media! Connect and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok to get into the Fair for just $2 from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.! Just show the barcode posted on our social pages at the gate during that timeframe on October 10 ONLY and pay just $2 to get into the Fair!
For more information on deals & discounts, click here!
The Big Fresno Fair works year-round with the Fresno Police Department on a comprehensive security plan to provide a safe, family friendly event. We would not open our gates without them and we want you – our Fairgoers – to know all that is being done to make your trip to the Fair a safe, and fun one! Watch this video from Chief of Police Paco Balderrama on safety measures at the Fair and what you need to know before you attend! For more details you can also visit https://www.fresnofair.com/p/plan/security-measures
As part of the Fair’s overall health and safety program, we have worked extensively with the Fresno County Department Public Health on a variety of health and safety measures to keep our public safe. Watch this video from Dr. Trinidad Solis to hear all of the ways the Fair and Health Department work together to provide the safest event possible, as well as what you can do to keep yourself healthy and safe at the 2023 Big Fresno Fair!
To read more of our Safety & Security Measures, click here.
Want to win front row seat tickets to see 2 Chainz live at the 2023 Big Fresno Fair on Saturday, October 14? Just head to our Big Fresno Fair Facebook and then follow the contest rules on the post! Contest ends on Tuesday, September 12 at 5 p.m. where the winner will then be chosen and notified.
PLEASE NOTE: If you’re selected as the winner of this contest and have already bought your tickets to 2 Chainz, we will refund them for you.
The 2 Chainz show on Saturday, October 14 is part of the Table Mountain Concert Series presented by Modelo Especial, Toyota and Valero!
